Antibacterial activity of bud extract of Euphorbia hirta L. against gram � positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.

Indu Kumari

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

Antibacterial activity of bud extract of Euphorbia hirta L. against gram � positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.

Indu Kumari

Abstract :

Euphorbia hirta Linn. is a perennial herb belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is medicinal plant and has established its sedative and anxiolytic activity , analgesic, antipyretic, anti–inflammatory, antidepressant for blood pressure , antihypertensive and antioxidant. It has been widely used by Tribal as traditional medicine in a treatment against infectious pathogens. Dimethyl sulfoxide, Methanol, Ethanol and Aqueous extracts of buds of Euphorbia hirta L. have been evaluated for antibacterial effect against Staphylococcus aureus using agar disc diffusion method . Methanol extract was more effective in comparison to dimethyl sulfoxide, ethanol and aqueous extract. Maximum in vitro inhibition was scored in methanol extract of bud of Euphorbia hirta L. which offered inhibition zone of 20 mm and Zone of Inhibition Area of 471.00 mm² against Staphylococcus aureus. A significant inhibition of S. aureus was found in dimethyl sulfoxide, ethanol or aqueous extract of Euphorbia hirta with same inhibition zone of 15 mm and Zone of Inhibition Area of 294.38 mm².